Earth's Vocabulary

Front

When it is winter in the Northern Hemisphere, it is ________ in the Southern Hemisphere.

Back

Summer

Front

What is the reason for the seasons?

Back

Earth's Tilted Axis

Front

An invisible line around which an object rotates or spins.

Back

Axis

Front

How many degrees is the Earth's tilt?

Back

23.5

Front

Takes 24 hours

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the term for the path Earth takes around the Sun?

Back

Revolution

Front

What do we call the two halves of the Earth?

Back

Hemisphere

Front

What is the effect of Earth's tilt on climate?

Back

It causes different seasons.

Front

What is the term for the spinning of the Earth on its axis?

Back

Rotation

Front

What is the name of the star that is directly above the North Pole?

Back

North Star